Central PA Timber Frame Company Brings Excavation and Septic Work In-House for 2026 Projects

Loysville, United States – June 20, 2026 / Crickside Timber Craft /

Crickside Timber Craft, a Central Pennsylvania timber frame builder operating since 2004, is broadening its service offerings in 2026 to encompass a full range of excavation and site preparation services. The move positions the company as a single-source contractor for clients who require everything from initial land work through a completed timber frame structure – without the burden of coordinating across multiple trades.

The expansion addresses a wide range of ground-level work that has traditionally required clients to hire, schedule, and manage separate contractors before construction can begin. With these new capabilities in place, Crickside Timber Craft now oversees the complete project sequence under one roof.

From Raw Land to Finished Frame: What the Expansion Covers

The 2026 service expansion includes Construction Site Prep, Concrete Prep Work, Footers, Yard Seeding, Landscape Grading, Driveway Repairs, Ditch Drainage, Clearing Wooded Areas, Ag Field Drains, Sand Mounds, and Septic Systems. Each of these services directly supports the site preparation phase that precedes any timber frame construction project, whether that involves a residential home, agricultural barn, or outbuilding.

For property owners in Pennsylvania working with wooded, ungraded, or undeveloped land, site preparation for barns and other structures has historically meant sourcing a separate excavation contractor before a builder could engage. Crickside Timber Craft is removing that step from the process.

A Turnkey Approach Built Around the Client Experience

Crickside Timber Craft has constructed timber frame homes, barns, and structures across Central Pennsylvania since 2004. The company’s expansion into excavation services in PA reflects a practical response to a pattern observed consistently across projects: clients who are prepared to build often spend weeks or months in the coordination phase before groundbreaking, managing timelines between excavators, drainage contractors, and septic installers before a timber frame builder can become involved.

By bringing those services in-house, Crickside Timber Craft can now engage from the first property assessment through the final completed structure. The company’s positioning as turnkey timber frame builders means clients work with one point of contact, one schedule, and one accountability structure across the full scope of a project.

Excavation Services Designed to Support Timber Frame Construction

The new excavation and site preparation services are specifically structured to meet the demands of timber frame homes, agricultural barns, and comparable builds. Footer work and concrete prep are sequenced to align with the structural requirements of timber frame construction. Drainage solutions – including ditch drainage and ag field drains – address site-specific challenges that can affect long-term structural integrity if left unresolved before construction begins.

Sand mound and septic system installation, services that often require significant lead time when managed through separate contractors, are now integrated into the Crickside Timber Craft project workflow. Landscape grading and yard seeding complete the post-construction phase, allowing the company to take a project from clearing a wooded area through a finished, seeded site.

The addition of excavation services in PA also makes Crickside Timber Craft a more practical option for clients in rural and semi-rural parts of Central Pennsylvania, where coordinating multiple contractors across long distances adds both cost and scheduling risk to a project.

Driveway repairs are also included in the expanded service list – a relevant addition for farm and rural properties where access roads are frequently affected during the construction and excavation phases of a project.

About Crickside Timber Craft

Crickside Timber Craft is a Central Pennsylvania timber frame construction company that has been building homes, barns, and structures since 2004. Beginning in 2026, the company offers a full range of excavation and site preparation services, including land clearing, drainage, septic systems, footers, and concrete prep, alongside complete timber frame builds.

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